Vulnerability in Mcafee Database Security

CVE-2021-23896

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the administrator interface of McAfee Database Security (DBSec) prior to 4.8.2 allows an administrator to view the unencrypted password of the McAfee Insights Server used to pass data to the Insights Server. This user is restricted to only have access to DBSec data in the Insights Server.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.2 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-23896: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-23896?
CVE-2021-23896 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Database Security, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 3.2/10. Published 2021-06-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-23896?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.2 out of 10.